SIGMATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SIGMATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIGMATE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIGMATE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIGMATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIGMATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SIGMATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,366.
What does SIGMATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Shaped like the Greek letter sigma or like the letter S.
Scientists use it for curved structures with a double bend. It is a rare word, mostly met in anatomy and old descriptive prose. Related forms such as sigmoid are far more common than sigmate.
How SIGMATE is used
Found in technical or older descriptive writing about curved shapes.
- The specimen had a sigmate curve along its edge.
- A sigmate ridge ran across the shell.
- The drawing showed a sigmate bend in the tube.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIGMATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIGMATE
The 7 tiles of SIGMATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SIGMATE
2 longer words begin with SIGMATE.
Shorter words from the letters in SIGMATE
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Common questions about SIGMATE
- Is SIGMATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIGMATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIGMATE worth?
- SIGMATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIGMATE mean?
- Shaped like the Greek letter sigma or like the letter S.
- What letters can be added to SIGMATE?
- SIGMATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SIGMATE:
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